Moths of North Carolina

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Condylolomia participialis Grote, 1873 - Drab Condylolomia

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Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pyraloidea

Family:
Pyralidae

Subfamily:
Chrysauginae

Tribe:
[Chrysaugini]

P3 Number:
80a0035

MONA Number:
5571.00

MONA Synonym:
Condylolomia participalis

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: We have records from a wide variety of habitats, including Northern Hardwood and Spruce-Fir Forests, high elevation grasslands, mountain bogs and alluvial forests, and residential areas in the Piedmont.

Larval Host Plants: Larval host plants include members of the Myricaceae (Covell, 1984). Sweet-gale (Myrica gale) is specifically mentioned by BugGuide (accessed 2020-10-29). In North Carolina, however, M. gale is extremely rare and bayberries and wax myrtles (Morella spp.) occur mainly in the Coastal Plain where this moth appears to be scarce or absent. We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SU

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Condylolomia participialis - Drab Condylolomia

145 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Marilyn Westphal and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-17 Henderson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03 Macon Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03 Macon Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26 Forsyth Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Melody McMichael on 2025-06-26 Forsyth Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25 Mitchell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-25 Mitchell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Mark Basinger on 2025-06-23 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-22 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-14 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-20 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07 Transylvania Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-23 Macon Co. Comment:		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2024-07-14 Macon Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2024-07-13 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-10 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George on 2024-07-04 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-27 Graham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stefanie Hedrick on 2024-06-27 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25 McDowell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-06-25 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-06-25 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24 Watauga Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-23 Graham Co. Comment: